Sullivan: “I have mixed feelings. Showing a frame to only logged-in users seems like a fair compromise. There’s no doubt that for some Digg users, the framebar is useful. It’s also easier for them to use than downloading a separate toolbar (though Kevin said Digg still plans to improve and promote its toolbar).”

Mashable: “Considering that publishers who despise the DiggBar have already developed ways to block it, Digg might be moving too swiftly to answer a few critics at the cost of users who could actually benefit from the product. Not to mention, it’ll be a blow to the considerable activity increases that Digg was seeing thanks to DiggBar. – As a matter of disclosure, a side project of mine (BurnURL (BurnURL reviews)) does some similar things to DiggBar and has been the subject of similar criticism. ”

RWW: “Digg also announced that an astonishing 45% of all the activity on Digg is now happening on the DiggBar, and 25% of all DiggBar users are using the toolbar to discover new content by looking at related stories. According to John Quinn, only a very small number of Digg users have disabled the toolbar.”